The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-07

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Choquart died u poverty. For
over twenty years be had lived . :
small pension granted him b. ths
Comts de Chambord. When. how
ever. be received live hundred francs.
bis wont wa % give biz friends : sup
per which cost the same sun. % that
on certain days Of the year be went
supperless 70 bed. 6till. be Wa on
tremely punctilious In money mattera-
Another chapter will throw light On
this side o. bis character.
Several years ago. We were supping.
after midnight, at the Vaudeville COT
fee-house. Among those present were
BouiIc. the lessee and manager d The
Vaudeville Theater; Brifaut, the Jour
nalist; DR.. Lallcmand. who wa the
proprietor Of the Passage Radziwill;
IN old notary Of the name az Dubois;
Armand Marrast then : writer IN tho
stat o. the Irjbwne; an old sherifI's
officer. called Mouton. and Choquart
The latter had. a. usual. grown ten
der over the fate o. the Princes belong
ing to the eld.. line; and Mouton, the
sheriff's officer. whose political SYM
pathies inclined toward the Republic,
went 50 far a. to say that Charles X
was IN old IDIOT At this. Choquart
pale with rage, rose from bis seat, and
said to Mouton:
Il have taken an oath TO slap the
face Of any man who insults my
King. ! shall now. therefore. slap
yours"
The situation was exceedingly grave.
and every body felt dreadfully uncom-
Portable. Choquart suddenly stopped
short. and said:
''Dcar mel / owe Mouton . louis,
and can not strike him without first
reimbursing the money. It would b
ungentlemanIy in me to act otherwise.
Briifaut, lend me . louis. will you, thai
l may slap Mouton's face?"
Il have no change" answered Brit
faut.
'BoufFe. quick. lend me . louis, thai
I may cuff M~outon's ears!"
my dear Choquart," replied BouIe.
Il shall Be only too happy to lend you
four times the amount outside Of THU
place. but / can not lend you . louil
for the purpose you mention"
At that moment / entered tho coffee
house.
"Ah! here comes viIemot," ex'
claimed Choquart, and bounding 10
ward me he said. hurricdly: LEND
me q louis. Quick! l want to DO,
Mouton's ears. and delicacy requires
that l should first give back the loui
l owe him."
was at q loss to make out what b
meant.
..Don't lend it, don't lend itr' cries
out those who were present
At that time Of life. especially. ! hat
q strong reluctance to lend . louis, q
/ drew back.
The most amusing part Of the stor'
Is that BoufFe persuaded Mouton =
believe that he was no longer in safety
"A louis. you see, Il no large sum.
said Bouffe; '1Choquart il bound .
have q spare one some day, and b
will carry out his threat II ! wer
you / should lend him twenty louis
he'll never be able to give back 80 larg'
a sun, and you are safe for the rest Q
your life"
So. after supper. Mouton offered Z
lend Choquart twenty louis. who wa
dumfounded At the proposal. He say
the danger. but danger had special at
traction for him. He pocketed th
gold pieces. and said to Mouton = b
did 50:
s.Nevcr mind; we are not quits YET
The first time I receive my pensiol
you shall get your ear boxed all d
same"
Choquart, however. was never ADJ
to command 80 fabulous . sum .
twenty louis at any one time. nor 3
wrcak righteous vengeance on the 81
fender who had insulted and SANDERS
his King.-Bosfon Courier Tronslatio
from the French Of Amguste Tllemok